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Take a walk off the beaten track, away from the tourist crowds, and see the real side of Melbourne. On this private tour, go beyond the classic route and explore Fitzroy where you’ll experience a different Melbourne, like a local with a local by your side!

Destination

Melbourne, Australia

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

2.5 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

English, Hindi, Italiano, Français

Included

• Private Guide
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance to attractions

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 3 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of Mr Tulk (Cafe), Corner of Latrobe next to State Library - Melbourne to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Off the Beaten Track

   Done with the main highlights of Melbourne? Check out Fitzroy. Explore a lesser-known part of the city that will give you a more authentic feel of Melbourne. Check out the State Library Victoria, Carlton gardens and more!

4. The Real Deal

   Let a local expert in the area you’ll visit show you their Melbourne from a different perspective - away from the tourist traps. See street art, cultural hot spots, local vendors, hangout spots, and historical gems, and embrace the vibe!

5. Personalized Recommendations

   Want to explore more of the area after the tour? Your host is happy to recommend their favorite eateries and where to take a break while wandering in this vibrant area

6. Unique Plan

   Depending on your host, this tour will be experienced based on their knowledge, passion, and expertise. Pick a host that matches your interests and see their city through their eyes!

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

Debra🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

21 October 2024

Ben proved to be an excellent guide and storyteller with a most unique perspective. He was attentive and engaging for both of our tours. He was able to immerse us in Melbourne lore and showed us areas we would never have found on our own. Best ‘unlocal’ experience with Ben!

Mark🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Ben)

4 July 2023

We had a great time with Ben learning about the darker history of Melbourne. It kickstarted our visit to the city. Highly recommend. Awesome evening with Ben

Luke🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

8 March 2020

We had a very entertaining and very interesting tour with Julie. In 3 hours, we learnt loads about the history and characters of Melbourne. Julie is a very friendly and engaging guide with heaps of knowledge who draws you in with a raft of stories and anecdotes. She even gave us tips for things to to the next day! Highly recommended.Great walking tour of Melbourne / Fitzroy

Briar

(About local Jodie)

2 March 2020

Absolutely loved our tour today with Jodie. A very informed and attentive tour guide, a wonderful way to spend a few hours, will definitely book again!Wonderful tour

Keith 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

27 February 2020

Julie was great . Very knowledgeable on all aspects of Melbourne- history , culture, food , fun places , and very good company too . I’d highly recommend choosing her for a great tour !Melbourne private tour

Carol

(About local Ben)

10 February 2025

We had a fun and interesting tour with Ben. We enjoyed his stories, learned a lot of Melbourne history, and saw many of the city highlights.Fun & interesting tour

Ruth🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Ben)

10 February 2025

Ben is extremely knowledgeable about the history and culture of Melbourne and Victoria. We also really appreciated hearing how he came to Australia from Iran and sharing views with him on world politics. He's a great guide and a great guy. My one recommendation is to book your tour with him as early as possible in your visit to Melbourne. We left it a couple of days which meant we didn't have time to go back for a more detailed look at all the places Ben showed us. So glad we booked our tour with Ben

Inger🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

21 January 2025

Ben was our guide in Melbourne. He was very knowledgeable, super friendly and showed us all sorts of fun laneways (alleys), special arcades (shopping centers), architectural meaningful buildings and more. He shared interesting facts. Really helped us get a great sense of the city and all it's charm. Highly recommend this tour with Ben.Fun and friendly and flexible

Julia

(About local Ben)

21 January 2025

We enjoyed our tour with Ben very much. He showed us some great hidden places and introduced us to many of Melbourne’s highlights. Great introduction to Melbourne

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(About local Geetika)

19 January 2025

We enjoyed the places she showed us, but with the traffic noise and limited time it just felt like we just started to scratch the surface. She was very, very pleasant to work with.Not enough time

Lisa🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

29 November 2024

We had a great time, touring Melbourne with Ben seeing the secret arcades and alleys that we never would have found without him. He was very knowledgeable and had cute stories. He was a very professional and considerate guide. He worked with us to accommodate times and customized the tour to a pre-determined’must-see’ list. We even got to taste several yummy chocolates and had an incredible hot chocolate. At the end, then made sure that we saw everything we wanted to and offered us suggestions for what else we needed to see in restaurants Thank you so much ben for showing us your beautiful city Lisa Great tour with Ben

MaryAnn🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

29 October 2024

Julie knows so much about Melbourne and was a wonderful guide. She took us to great spots. The Victoria Market was amazing. She was super helpful working around my gluten allergy and still providing excellent food options. Julie is a fabulous guide

Megan🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

28 October 2024

Ben was wonderful and very accommodating. He worked with us to make sure that we got to do everything we wanted and knew about everything we saw and provided insight that would have been impossible to get otherwise. We had an absolutely wonderful time and cannot recommend Ben highly enough for anyone looking to tour around Melbourne and the surrounding area. A Great Guide!

Josemaria

(About local Ben)

20 September 2024

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Ben really did and awesome job on helping us have a wonderful experience with this tour. He was kind, generous and a wonderful companion on this special day for my family! Totally recommend people when visiting Melbourne to have a tie with him!Amazing experience

Mary🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

11 September 2024

We took the Great Ocean Road 12 hour private tour with Ben, what a great experience. We saw everything we could have hoped to see! Ben was a wonderful guide, very accommodating and informative!Great Ocean Road, great experience!

Julie🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

7 May 2024

We booked a private tour with Ben and had a great experience. He showed us all over and shared stories of history and culture. It was great for our first full day in Melbourne! Highly recommend!Great tour with Ben!

Louis🇨🇦 Canada

(About local Julie)

31 March 2024

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Excellent encounter with Julie and very agreeable. We were happily surprised to get some explanations in french as Julie is trilingual. She gave us enough to see places for three days and gave us excellent referrals for food. We did a lot in an hour and a halfGreat tips, and a good foodie guide

KAROLINE🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

6 March 2024

Julie was a great guide. She showed us the highlights of the center city in Melbourne. She knew the history of the city and ensured we got to see the highlights in our time with her. Thanks for a great tour!! Informed in Melbourne

Maurice🇺🇸 United States

(About local Ben)

14 January 2024

What a fantastic experience! While there should not have been an issue with finding the starting point, Ben came to where we were to start the tour. It was a tour later in the day (5:30) which means some ( just a few) places to see were closed. However, Ben provided as much information as possible about everything around, with great insight and a bit of humor. He even got us to engage with the city in an interesting way. We saw a lot, learned a lot, and highly recommend the experience at the start of your time in Melbourne as it can inform what you do and where you go while there. Thanks Ben!Magical Melbourne Tour w/Ben

Paul🇦🇺 Australia

(About local Julie)

15 November 2023

Julie was amazing with my family from Italy - developed rapport immediately and tailored the tour to our needs ( 3 people in their 60s and one 23 year old ) saw so many interesting things and Julie provided detailed information on so mdny sights that I had no idea of ( and I’m a melbournian ) great morning and well worth the $ Amazing 3 hours with Julie

Catherine 🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

27 January 2023

Julie is amazing! First we were able to book last minute and she is a great communicator. Then she met us on time and we walked around Melbourne enjoying all kinds of food. When we passed a beautiful old tea shop she changed our tour to be able to have tea and scones. What a great conversation we had with Julie, sharing travel stories. Great time!!!Fantastic experience!

Sue🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

17 January 2023

We met Jie at a lunch cal eatery. She took us to many local places. We had a wonderful time learning about the culture in Australia. She took us to some interesting pubs. One of which we had dinner at. Young & Jackson. The food was amazing. Highly recommend this place for dinner. We loved Bellinis as well. Visiring Melboyrne

Patryk🇨🇭 Switzerland

(About local Julie)

13 January 2023

Melbourne Introduction Tour

Mary Ann🇺🇸 United States

(About local Julie)

9 January 2023

Our food tour with Julie was awesome! Her food choices were absolutely delicious and varied. She had a wealth of information about Melbourne to share. She was easy to relate to and shared so much more than food with us. We felt comfortable asking her questions about Aussie life in addition to culture and history. We felt like we had a true taste of Melbourne. Would highly recommend this tour with Julie!Amazing Experience

Ron🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Julie)

20 November 2022

We had a very pleasurable walking tour, packing in a fair number of interesting sites/historical background and unexpected details. The ACMI was particularly interesting and we were happy to have the tour without rain. The price was fair but as it was just two of us, the advertised per person price was effectively doubled, which made it slightly pricey. Relaxed and informative walking tour

Christopher

(About local Nicholas)

9 March 2020

Nick was an amazing host for us . Picking us up from the airport , he first suprised us by taking us to see wild kangaroos. This was quite unexpected, but totally worth it. Nick is great with conversation and very easy to talk to . Every thing he did for us was was exciting and entertaining. Thank you for being an amazing host! We enjoyed meeting you and the personal tours of the city made our time in Melbourne perfect :) Amazing tour with Kangaroos

George

(About local Nicholas)

6 March 2020

I will start with a WOW! Nick was an awesome tour guide. He picked us up from the airport and took us on a wild kanagaroo tour . We weren’t in Australia for 2 hours and thanks to Nick our holiday started of AMAZING! I have travelled a lot but never quite had a more memorable experience arriving in a country for the first time. Thanks Nick Awesome tour!!

Andrew

(About local Ben)

4 March 2020

Ben was a fantastic host. Kind friendly and knows a lot about Melbourne especially the urban scene. If you want a fun and knowledgeable day Ben is perfect. Fun tour with Ben

Oscar

(About local Nicholas)

2 March 2020

Wow Nick’s kangaroo tour was completed unplanned for yet has possibly given me my holiday highlight WHILST ON A LAYOVER. I meet Nick in Melbourne while spending a few hours in Melbourne, on route from London heading to New Zealand for a 2 week holiday. This layover was my first time in Australia. Thanks to Nick I know that now I wait to come back and see more of your wonderful countries wildlife . Thanks Nick, a memory I will take to my grave. Kangaroo tour with Nick, fantastic!

Patti

(About local Jodie)

29 February 2020

Such a fun and fabulous day exploring Melbourne with Jodie, loved it. :)Fabulous tour with Jodie!!

Greg

(About local Jodie)

27 February 2020

Great tour, lovely guide, very happy with my experience, definitely recommend.Lovely guide!

Peter

(About local Ben)

12 February 2020

Today Ben really delivered with the Urban Jungle tour, taking us to places of ill repute in Melbourne's history and funky Fitzroy back lanes and cafes. We saw were iconic Bush ranger Ned Kelly died and where iconic gangster Squizzy Taylor was born and died. It was a pleasure to travel with Ben who was incredibly well-informed on the history and Bohemian culture of old and new Melbourne Town. Great Tour!

Karen

(About local Mary)

12 February 2020

What a great way to see Melbourne, I feel like I can find my own way around now after touring with Mary. She had a true passion for the city and was proud to show the highlights and other things only someone living here would know. Highly recommended.Get to Know Downtown Melbourne

Panos

(About local Mary)

12 February 2020

We Love Melbourne! Our thanks to Mary, our guide on the tour of highlights and gems of Melbourne. Her dedication and enthusiasm was infectious. We can’t wait to return again!A really nice tour

Phil

(About local Peter)

12 February 2020

Pedro (Peter) really knows Melbourne. He shared his knowledge and history of bohemian culture in Melbourne. He was entertaining and funny as well while showing us fascinating buildings, lanes and buildings. He loves coffee and made sure we were enjoying the tour. Fun and entertaining tour

JP

(About local Ben)

11 February 2020

I’m glad we made this trip. The ride was long (12 hours) but it was very entertaining and educational. We saw koalas and kangaroos in the wild, beautiful sceneries of 12 Apostles, as well as other gorgeous ocean views Australia had to offer. Ben, the tour guide, was knowledgeable and cheerful. Ben is a great tour guide!

Heather

(About local Mary)

8 February 2020

Great Orientation of Melbourne With only one day and very few hours in Melbourne, Mary gave us a great orientation of the city. We felt like locals, having explored the hidden gems and major points of interest, as well she gave us a lot of inspiration to return. Don’t miss being shown around by Mary!We had a lovely time!

Harley

(About local Julie)

8 February 2020

I had a really good time with Julie on her Highlights and Hidden Gems tour around Melbourne. It was a blast discovering all those tucked away spots and the commentaries were fabulous and full of interesting facts about the city. Really great tour!

Peter

(About local Julie)

8 February 2020

Julie's tours are packed with great information and are lots of fun. The Urban Jungle experience was really fascinating and I'm looking forward to more tours with her in the future. Facinating tour!

Vikki

(About local Peter)

8 February 2020

It was a great tour around Melbourne with Pedro. My kids were very interested with his sideline of stories of Aussie animals. Sharks, crocodiles and snakes. We loved the sights and history of Melbourne and our kids did not get bored. Thanks Pedro/Peter ;)Great tour for kids!

Salvatore

(About local Peter)

8 February 2020

Pedro made us feel very comfortable and welcome on our tour around Melbourne. He was very charming and clearly loves his work. As a local he took us to fabulous places that would have been difficult to find ourselves. He welcomed questions from us and was quite generous in his responses. He is fun. Fabulous local places

Laurie

(About local Ben)

5 February 2020

Ben was our driver and he was very informative and enjoyable! WE saw a koala cross the road and climb a tree, it was a great photo op in the wild! Other than the cold, rain and wind that he couldn’t turn off, it was a memorable and magical trip! It was magical

Pasquale

(About local Peter)

5 February 2020

My partner and I booked a private tour with Peter and had a really good time. He gave a great introduction to Melbourne and Australian life, showed us some beautiful spots in one of the alternative neighborhoods and answered all of our questions patiently. Would definitely recommend him! At the end of the tour, he recommended a truly amazing seafood restaurant where there was music playing in the front bar. Ask him about it. Transporting!! A great introduction to Aussie life

Anne

(About local Julie)

5 February 2020

I went on the 10 Tastings Tour with Julie around Melbourne and I really enjoyed the experience of sampling some of Australia's multicultural cuisine. She was a fantastic tour host with a real gift for entertaining her guests. Super experience

Roger

(About local Peter)

1 February 2020

Peter is thoughtful, patient, adaptable, informative and fun. We were late but Peter was so nice about it. But he still insisted we have a coffee and a pastry in one of Melbourne's outstanding coffee shops to kick start the tour. He made us feel safe walking around this beautiful, busy city. He took us to places we wouldn’t ever know of going to and told us the history of each place in a fun, learning way. We had a great time and learned a lot in the hours we spent with him. He recommended some really good eating places and other interesting places to visit. There is so much to do in Melbourne. Thank you Peter...you were amazing! Beautifill city!